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The last English course I took was an online essay writing class. I honestly didn’t like the course very much. It just seemed like I would turn things in and then I would get feedback and the teacher would tell me exactly what to fix to get a better grade. Looking back at it I don’t feel like I grew academically through taking the course. One thing I did learn from the online class was a better understanding of different types of essays.Such as; descriptive, expository, persuasive, and expository essays. In the end I am glad I took the class but there are definitely a few things I would change about the online writing process and things I wish I had learned.

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